Clothes-line.



C. A. ANDERSON.

CLOTHES LINE.

l Patented Oot. 15, 1.918.

APPLICATION FILEU APR 12,1918

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uNrrED ,sr-Ares PA onirica N -cHEsTEE AQANDERSON, or COMMERCE, TEXAS.

CLOTHESLIN E.

Clothes-Line; `and I doLhereby declare the.. following to be a' full,clear, and eXact dc-y scription of the invention, such as will-enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make4 and luse thesame.

The present invention relates to ay clothes line, and has for'itsobjectfto provide a device of lthis character which embodies novelfeatures of construction whereby an endless line or cable is mountedupon guide pulleys andv arranged so that different portions thereof canbe readily moved' toward or away from one? end of the device, therebyfacilitating the placing of clothes upon the line and the removal ofclothes therefrom.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of thischaracter which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in itsconstruction, which canl be readily mounted in a yard orupon a roof andwill tend to conserve space, which can be readily adjusted to -removeslack andv keep thev line Apointed out in the appended claims.

taut, and which can be quickly taken apart to make any necessaryrepairsor adjustment.

With these'andother objects in view, the invention" consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements'of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description pro'- ceeds', the novel features thereof beingFora full understanding of the inven' tion, reference -is to be had tothe following description and accompanyingdrawings, in

Figure 1 isa top plan view of a clothes linedevice constructed inaccordance with the invention, portions being broken away.

- Fig.' 2 `is v.a horizontal sectional view on the "line 2-2 of Fig. l,ylooking in the directionv of the arrows.

F g. 3k 1s angenlargedtransverse sectional view on the line3-3 of; Fig.1.

Figlil is a plank view of one of the end frames with the top strip swungupwardly to showthe guide pulleys.

` Fign is 'asimilar view of theother end frame.

Fig. 6 is :aI longitudinal sectional view through the end framel whichis remote from the operating wheel.

i F ig.7 is a similar view through the other end frame, being taken onthe line 7 7 of Fi 1. orresponding and like parts are-referred to inthefollowing description and indicated in all the views of the drawings bythe same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates an endless clothesline which is threaded back and forth around guide pulleys upon' a pairof similar andrcomple- .mental end frames A and B. These frames arehorizontally disposed and each include a pair of spaced strips between`whicha number of guide pulleys are mounted. The end frameA is providedwith fourA guide. pulleys 2 which are arranged in groups of two each,while the end frame B is provided with a large drive pulley 3 and a pairof guide pulleys 4, the latter being of substantially the same size asthe pulleys 2, and beinof arranged on opposite sides of the drive pulley3.` The endless clothes line 1 is looped around the large drive pulley3, extending from opposite sides thereof to .the corresponding pairs ofguide pulleys 2.v The two reaches of the cable are carried around therespective pairs of guide pulleys 2 and then brought back to the endframe B and pa'ssed around the the connecting portion of the lineextending between the guide. pulleys 4 at the rear ofthe drive p ley' 3.The end frame A is intended tobe adjustably securedtdsuitable supportssuch as the posts 5, while the end frame B may be rigidly secured to asuitable support such as the rail 6. A crank handle frames A and B,thereby facilitating the operation ofplacing clothes upon' the line andremoving them therefrom.

A clevis 8 is connected to each end of the frame A by means of aremovable bolt 9 and a cable 10 is'connected to each clevis, said cablesbeing shown as extending around guide pulleys 11 on the posts 5, and asconnected to a turn buckle 12. If desired, the ends ofthe cables 10 maybe knotted at 13 so as to be adjustably engaged by hooks 14 at the endsof the turn buckle. With this construction it will be obvious that anyslack in the clothes line can be readily taken up guide pulleys 4,'

'I the screws 28.

. vspindles3 0 which have the ends vthereofl received within recesses25, the pulleys and spindlesbeing held seleys 4 plied thereto.

- ing blocks 26,.

normal position i screws 28. Openings'29 are 4although they are strip 25is released 4upper stri I I claim' as new and desire vto `ters Patent,is i line including two similar by properly adjusting the turn buckleand the connection between the turn buckle and the knotted ends of thecables. l

The end frame B comprises a lower strip 15, and an upper strip 16, withspacing blocks 17 interposed between the ends of the strips. The upperstrip 16 may be hingedly connected'at one end, as indicated at 18, anddetachably secured at the opposite end by screws 19. The spindles 20 forthe pulhave the ends thereof loosely received within recesses frame, sothat when the spindles and pulle retained in normalv position, althougspindles and upper strip 16 is swung upwardly, asI cated by Fig. 4f. Thelarge drive pulley 8 is mounted upon an .enlarged `polygonal por-V tion22a of a shaft 23, .said shaft extending upwardly through an opening inthe upper strip 15 and having thecrank .handle 7 ap- The opposi lowerstrip 24:, an upper-strip 25.,.and spac- The upper .strip 25 is hinvedlyconnected lat one end, asindicated at 2 bein normally held in positionby'removable astening members such 'as the rovided in the opposite endsof the frame' to receive the bolts 9 of the clevises 8", and preparatoryto swinging the upper strip 25 upwardly 1t is necessary to remove thesebolts 9 as well' as The pulleys 2 are loose. upon 31 in the strips 2fand curely in positionwhen the frame. is closed,

and swung .upwardly,` as indicated by s of the. two frames are alsoindicated by otted lines as partially swung upf' wardly. v

The en-ajram@ Aas prf-)vided with guide eyes l32 which engage theoutside reaches of .l

the clothes line and prevent the possibility of clothes. thereon beinginjured by being carried into the frame and around the guide y f Theseguide eyes are preferably` secured, as indicated at 33, to the lowerstrip 24 of the fere in any manner with opening up the frame when it isdesired to obtain access to the pulleys therein.

. Having thus'described the invention, whatsecure by Let- 1. A clothesand opposed end frames arranged horizontally and in a parallel relationto each other, each of the end frames being formed of spaced strips,-

21 inthe two strips of thel the strips are held in" s are the pulleysare removable when the ind1.

te end frame A has a somewhat` enga-ging similar construction, beingcomposed. of a to adjustthe position of theend'frame and i frames, andmeans both removable when the Fig. 5., In Figs. 6 and 7 the 'tally andin `opposed end two.- pair of guidev pulleys journaled between thespaced strips of one end frame, between the spaced strips of the otherend frame at the middle thereof, guide pulleys mounted upon the secondend frame at the ends thereof, an endless clothes line threaded aroundthe main drive pulley vand the two pair of guide pulleys and-theendpulleys, and means for turning the main drive wheel to .move thedifferentl portions of :the line back and forth between the end frames.

2.' A clothes line including two similar and opposed endtfram'esarranged'horizontally and in a parallel relation, guide pnl-- leysmounted upon the end frames, a clothes line' threaded around the guidepulleys andback and forth between the .end

extending frames, cables connected tothe ends of one of the end yframesand guide members .engaging the cables, and a turn bucklehavlng hookedends adjustably theknotted portions of the cables hold the clotheslinetaut.

.3. Aclothe's lline including twofsim-ilar and opposed end framesarranged horizon-l tally and ina parallel relation, each of the endframes being'formed with spaced strips havingv corresponding recesses inthe inner faces thereof, one of the spaced strips being hingedlymounted, .s tween the strips and' thereof extendingbetween the recesses,pulleys mounted upon the spindles, anendless clothes line threadedAaround the pulleys and extending back and forthbetween the lend indlesextending beline. l

4.- A clothesline :including two similar and opposed end .framesarranged horlzona parallel relation, each of the end frames being formedof spaced strips a large drive pulley journaledv for moving theV clothesprovided with a se- .v .ries of knotted portions, fixedlyl supported'avingl the extremities ico having corresponding recesses in the/innerfaces thereof, one of the strips of each. frame being hingedly vmountedso as to be swung .outwardly when released, spindles extendingbetweenthe strips of each frameand'havi'ng 1 the ends thereof received withinthe before mentioned recesses, lpulleys .mounted upon the said spindles,

forthbetween the end frames, guide members upon one of the end framesloosely receiving vthe clothes line to prevent the clothes Vfrom mountedupon the opposite end `frame and engaging,y a `portion o the'- clothes.-.linewfor moving it back and forth aroundy the pulleys.

a clothes line threaded around the pulleys and .extendingl back andframe, so that they do not inter- Av clothes line includingftwosimilarand frames arranged horizontallyv I and vin a parallel relation,y each0f the end frames Abeing formed with spaced strips, two pair of guidepulleys journaledbetween the spaced strips of one end frame, a largedrive pulley mounted between the spa-ced strips of 5 the other end frameat the middle thereof,

- fruide pulleys journaled upon the second end trame at the endsthereof, an endless Clothes line threaded around the main drive pulleyand the two pair of guide pulleys and the 10 end guide pulleys, andguide eyes applied to the first mentioned frame and looselyV receivingportions of the clothes line t0 prevent tlie clothes from being carriedinto the frame and around the pulleys.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 13 name to this specie-ation inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHESTER A. ANDERSON.

lVitn esses A. G. ANDERSON, S. L. MOORE.

